Politics of Covid-19 in Mexico - Governance Meets Government

Mexico's painful experience with the Covid-19 crisis, a country that ranked fifth in the world for the number of deaths caused by the virus. Through a series of vignettes, pandemic politics as the culprit. Underlining the politicized nature of domestic, international, and transnational responses to the pandemic.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Governance Gaps in Transnational Crisis Management: Mexico and WHO Responses to COVID-19, Laura Zamudio González
3. Rethinking the Role of Epistemic Communities in the International Response to Pandemics: Mexico's Response to COVID-19, María Esther Coronado Martínez
4. The Pernicious Impact of Pandemic Politics: Mexico's Experience with COVID-19 Vaccine Governance, Thomas Legler
5. Multi Stakeholder Partnerships for Migrant Healthcare Access at the U.S.-Mexico Border (San Diego-Tijuana) During The COVID-19 Pandemic, Valeria Marina Valle, Caroline Irene Deschak and Michelle Ruiz Valdes
6. Health Systems Resilience and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ecuador and Mexico María Gabriela Palacio Ludeña, Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands Ricardo Velázquez Leyer, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
7. Limitations of Collaborative Governance Within Mexico's Highly Disbalanced Federalist System, Heidi Jane M. Smith
8. Conclusion, It's the Politics, Stupid: The Challenge of Minimizing Their Negative Impact on Future Pandemics, Thomas Legler

About the author

Thomas Legler is professor of international relations and former University Research Director at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. He is a member of the National System of Researchers in Mexico, level III. His research focuses on topics related to regional governance and institutions in Latin America, including the Organization of American States and the Inter-American System, international democracy promotion, the Pacific Alliance, inter-presidentialism, and informal intergovernmental organizations.

Summary

Mexico’s painful experience with the Covid-19 crisis, a country that ranked fifth in the world for the number of deaths caused by the virus. Through a series of vignettes, pandemic politics as the culprit. Underlining the politicized nature of domestic, international, and transnational responses to the pandemic.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas F Legler
• Assisted by: Thomas F Legler (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032737973
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3273797-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: The Politics of Pandemics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, International Relations, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Human rights, civil rights, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Opinion Polling, Human coronaviruses, Mexico;Pandemic;Covid 19;Global South